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Thousands of ducks released into Lake Elizabeth as part of Steel City Duck Derby

By Patrick Damp

April 23, 2023 / 11:59 AM EDT / CBS Pittsburgh

Steel City Duck Derby happens at Lake Elizabeth

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - Thousands of ducks were racing through Lake Elizabeth in Allegheny Commons Park on Saturday!

Rubber ducks, that is.

More than 7,000 of them were released as part of the second annual Steel City Duck Derby.

The event raised money for those with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

To enter the race, a duck could be adopted for $5 and the top finishers won up to $1,500.

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Patrick Damp

Patrick Damp is a web producer for CBS Pittsburgh. A Pittsburgh native who grew up watching KDKA-TV, Patrick studied journalism at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. After half a decade in sports communication, Patrick decided to pursue his dream of working in journalism in his hometown and joined the CBS Pittsburgh team in 2019.